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From Assam’s Soil to Detention and Back: The tragic death of Amzad Ali

Locked up in Matia detention camp despite generations-long roots in Assam, 49-year-old Amzad Ali dies of cancer as authorities ignore medical appeals; family finally lays him to rest in his native village

Gautam Navlakha moves SC against Bombay HC’s order denying bail

The top court will hear the human rights activist’s plea on March 3

NHRC issues notice to MoD for compensating victim of Army’s “indiscriminate” firing

The NHRC accessed the report of the inquiry magistrate who held that an innocent villager was killed due to firing by special forces in Changlang, Arunachal Pradesh

Will return to sit with farmers at Singhu protest site: Nodeep Kaur

The labour rights activist was released on bail on Friday, added that fellow activist Shiv Kumar’s condition is very bad

Punjab and Haryana HC grants bail to Nodeep Kaur

She had been lodged in Karnal Jail since January 12 for offences of attempt to murder, rioting, extortion and obstructing a public servant on duty

Delhi HC grants bail to Rashid, a rickshaw-puller accused in Delhi Riots

The court held that the call detail records does not establish his presence at the riots site, almost a year after his incarceration

Kerala Government to drop Sabarimala, anti CAA protest cases

The anti CAA protests had led to the registration of 530 cases and the SC order in the Sabarimala issue had triggered 17,000 cases in 2018

Jailed labour rights activist Shiv kumar has multiple injuries: Medical report

He is president of the Mazdoor Adhikar Sangathan and was arrested on January 16, four days after co-accused Nodeep Kaur's arrest 

Siddique Kappan’s co-accused arrested based on intelligence inputs: UP Gov’t tells Allahabad HC

They were arrested by UP police enroute to Hathras and charged for sedition and raising funds for terror acts under UAPA

Falsely implicated, as I was successful in generating support for farmers: Nodeep Kaur

The 24-year-old Dalit activist’s bail plea accuses Haryana police of severely beating her up, denied medical examination, in violation of section 54 of the Criminal Procedure Code, bail hearing in HC today

J&K HC: Notice issued in plea challenging “maximum” period of detention under PSA

The petition states that the period of detention under the Act is in violation of Article 22 of the Constitution

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